Kristen Marhaver

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Kristen Marhaver
Born1982 (age 42–43)
Education Georgia Institute of Technology
Alma mater Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scientific career
FieldsCoral ecology
Institutions CARMABI Marine Research Station
Thesis The Ecology of Coral-Microbe Interactions  (2010)
Doctoral advisor Stuart A. Sandin
Website www.marhaverlab.com

Kristen Marhaver (born 1982 in Wichita, Kansas [1] ) is a marine biologist studying coral reefs and specializing in coral ecology, reproduction, and conservation. [2] [3] [4] Marhaver is a senior scientist at CARMABI (Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity) Marine Research Station. [3] Marhaver was part of the group of scientists that successfully used frozen Elkhorn coral sperm to fertilize live coral eggs to raise the first lab-reared juveniles in nurseries. [2] [5] Some of the sperm and eggs were from geographically isolated corals of the same species. [2] Their success allows for the possibility of breeding corals to be more resistant to increasing ocean water temperatures by breeding corals that already survive at warmer temperatures with those that live at colder temperatures. [2]

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Education

Marhaver received a Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.) in Applied Biology from Georgia Institute of Technology. [6] Marhaver received a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Marine Biology from the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. [7] Marhaver was a NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow studying coral ecology and reproduction at the CARMABI (Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity) Marine Research Station. [7]

Career

Marhaver is a coral biologist researching how corals live and reproduce. [5] Her work has been funded five times by the NSF, [4] the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, National Geographic and WINGS WorldQuest.

Marhaver is passionate about science communication and has done two TED talks (2015 and 2017) on corals and coral reef restoration. [5] Her work has been by NPR, [8] BBC, The Atlantic [9] and Popular Science [10] [11] . As of October 2019, Marhaver has a Google scholar h-index of 10. [12]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Kristen Marhaver". WINGS WorldQuest. October 19, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ault, Alicia. "To Help Corals Fight Back, Scientists Are Breeding Populations Separated by Hundreds of Miles". Smithsonian. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Hettermann, Kristin. "A Bulwark against Reef Destruction in a Warming World". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Coral Reef Science | The Marhaver Lab | Curaçao". marhaverlab. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marhaver, Kristen. "Kristen Marhaver | Speaker". TED. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Kristen Marhaver" . Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Kristen Marhaver". WINGS WorldQuest. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Scientists Catch Up On The Sex Life Of Coral To Help Reefs Survive". NPR.
  9. ↑ Crist, Meehan (March 17, 2016). "The Quest to Save Coral Reefs". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ Deaton, Jeremy (June 23, 2016). "3D Printing Could Save Coral Reefs". Popular Science. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  11. ↑ Marhaver, Kristen. "Kristen Marhaver | Speaker | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Kristen Marhaver – Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  13. ↑ Society, National Geographic. "Find a National Geographic Explorer". www.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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